Putin foe Navalny expects to be jailed for many more years
Moscow, RussiaReuters Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny expects a court to extend his prison sentence by nearly two decades on Friday, in a criminal case which he and his supporters say was trumped up to keep him behind bars and out of politics for even longer. Navalny, 47, President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest domestic critic, is […]
Essay: The most serious Trump indictment yet – a criminal law scholar explains the charges of using “dishonesty, fraud and deceit” to cling to power
In an article first published on The Conversation, GABRIEL J CHIN, a scholar of criminal law and procedure, explains the latest charges…
Ukraine begins first war crimes trial of Russian soldier
Kyiv, UkraineReuters A Ukrainian court held a preliminary hearing on Friday in the first war crimes trial arising from Russia’s 24th February invasion, after charging a captured Russian soldier with the murder of a 62-year-old civilian. The case is of huge symbolic importance for Ukraine. The Kyiv government has accused Russia of atrocities and brutality […]
Updated: Myanmar police file charges against Aung San Suu Kyi after coup
Updated: 9.30am, 4th February, 2021Reuters Myanmar police have filed charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for illegally importing communications equipment and she will be detained until 15th February for investigations, according to a police document. The move followed a military coup on Monday and the detention of Nobel Peace laureate Suu Kyi and […]
Updated: After more than a week of protests, four Minneapolis police officers face charges
Updated: 12.25pm AESTMinneapolis, USReuters Prosecutors on Wednesday leveled new criminal charges against four Minneapolis police officers implicated in the death of an unarmed black man who was pinned by his neck to the street during an arrest caught on video, sparking nine days of nationwide protest and civil turmoil. Derek Chauvin, arrested Friday on charges of […]